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The Poisoning of Democracy: Backroom Torpedoes Sink State Pesticide Law Pesticide Industry Asserts Backroom Power to Stop Common Sense Public Health Disclosure Law by State Legislature

Posted by Gary Hooser - April 18, 2017
The 2017 Hawaii State Legislature deserves an “F” for failing to regulate in any way…

Maui Island Protectors Advance a Brighter, Pono Future Doubters, haters, and whiners best pay attention: Last year, activist travel throughout Hawai‘i broke inter-island mileage records

Posted by Faith Ewbank - March 25, 2017
Some pessimists predict dark times ahead for Maui, a future of more hotels, pesticide-drenched agribusiness,…

State Legislature Kills Vital Pesticide Transparency Bill Secret Backroom Deal Leaves No Fingerprints or Public Record of Vote

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 24, 2017
Hopes ran high for a proposed bill that would have helped inform and empower Hawaii’s residents…

Hawaii State Government Wakes Up To It’s Pesticide Problem

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - December 17, 2016
The state is finally taking some first steps to address  concerns about pesticide drift from…
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Will Environmentally Restorative Practices Transform Maui’s Toxic Agriculture? Maui stands at the crossroads between America’s farming past and its green future

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - May 12, 2016
Marketed as an island paradise, Maui is not the first place one would think of…

Earthjustice Takes on Hawaii’s Dysfunctional Department of Agriculture

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - August 5, 2016
The environmental law firm, Earthjustice has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency to revoke the Hawaii…

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